“Economic Interdependence and National Security: Thoughts on Japan’s Strategy”

June 20, 2024
Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)
Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)

The 197th Diplomatic Roundtable, co-hosted by the Japan Forum on International Relations and two other organizations, was held on the theme of “Economic Interdependence and National Security: Thoughts on Japan’s Strategy”, with Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies/Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings Institution, as the guest speaker. The Roundtable was held as outlined in 1.-5. and a summary is shown in 6. below.

1. Date and Time: Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 5-6:30pm
2. Place: In-person at the JFIR conference room and via ZOOM webinar
3. Theme: Economic Interdependence and National Security: Thoughts on Japan’s Strategy
4. Speaker: Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies/Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings Institution
5. Attendees: 41 members
6. Summary
Mireya Solís, Director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies/Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings Institution, gave a Roundtable talk on “Economic Security”, “U.S.-China Confrontation”, “Japan’s Steps Toward Economic Security”, “Japan‘s Economic Security Strategy: Semiconductors”, and “Japan’s Economic Security Strategy: Export Controls”, followed by a lively Q&A session with the attendees.